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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 28 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated
November 24, 1999, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appears in the September 30, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Morgan
Grenfell MicroCap Fund and our report dated December 20, 1999, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the October 31,
1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Morgan Grenfell Municipal Bond Fund,
Morgan Grenfell Fixed Income Fund, Morgan Grenfell Short-Term Municipal Bond
Fund, Morgan Grenfell Short-Term Fixed Income Fund, Morgan Grenfell High Yield
Bond Fund, Morgan Grenfell Smaller Companies Fund, Morgan Grenfell International
Select Equity Fund, Morgan Grenfell European Equity Growth Fund, Morgan Grenfell
International Small Cap Equity Fund, Morgan Grenfell Emerging Markets Equity
Fund, Morgan Grenfell Global Fixed Income Fund, Morgan Grenfell Core Global
Fixed Income Fund, Morgan Grenfell International Fixed Income Fund, and Morgan
Grenfell Emerging Markets Debt Fund, which are also incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Independent Accountants" and "Financial Statements" in such
Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
October 26, 2000
